Many people might regard television-based talent competitions as a fast and convenient route to fame and fortune, but Austin, Texas-based blues singer/ guitarist Carolyn Wonderland has doubts about the value of such career shortcuts. “I have an aversion to music as a competitive sport,” she said. “So I’m definitely one of those anti-‘American Idol’ kind […]
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Watermelon Slim eagerly returns to OKC for two shows
But based on his doctor’s instructions and with some regret, he said recently he will be limiting the number of his live performances in 2009. “I’ve played more than 500 gigs in the past three years, and the doctor has said, ‘Slim, your long-distance days are basically over. Your knees and your hips are bone-on-bone,’” […]
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Watermelon Slim and the Workers return for bluesy benefit
Oklahoma natives Watermelon Slim and the Workers will perform at the Will Rogers Theatre 6 p.m. Saturday along with The Reverb Brothers, The Rexall Rangers and several other performers who will take the stage to benefit The Referral Center, a local nonprofit that helps drug addicts detox and find recovery. William “Watermelon Slim” Homans was […]